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Category Archives: workplace violence
Safety and HR Lessons from Movies – First Man.
Recent Sundance Film Festival releases, The American Factory and Untouchable, the first Weinstein #METOO documentary, illustrate workplace lessons presented by well made films. Similarly, Damien Chazelle, the director of La Land and Whiplash, has another Oscar nominee this year, the … Continue reading
Howard’s Weekly Wrap Up – February 4, 2018
Mercifully, last week was not filled with big legal developments, so we’ll visit a few practical observations on safety compliance and managing OSHA Inspections. Because safety professionals in particular, and managers in general, need to know more than their narrow discipline, … Continue reading
Posted in books and articles, government inspections, management and leadership, OSHA, podcasts/thought leaders, Uncategorized, wellness, workplace violence
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Howard’s Weekly Roundup – January 28
Thanks for the input on topics you’d like to see and on your own observations to reference in the weekly Update. We’ll also cover many of these subjects in the Podcast and two related domains will soon be up and … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, attitude/culture, books and articles, construction, emergency response, harassment, internal investigations, manufacturing, repeat items, restaurants, safety programs, safety technology and apps, social media, supervisor development, Uncategorized, union organizing, wellness, workplace violence
Tagged books and podcasts of interest to executives, construction, fatigue in the workplace, hotels, infectious disease, interviews, interviews with safety professionals, podcasts, practical safety instruction, Reading, social media, understanding reasons for employee bad behavior and harassment, workplace violence
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Workplace Bullying and the NLRB
Workplace and school violence events have contributed to our increasing national conversation about “bullying.” Recently, NPR quoted a Zogby poll in which more than a quarter of American workers reported that they have experienced abusive conduct at work. 64% of … Continue reading
Protecting Workers At Customers’ Homes and Work Sites
Construction employers have made progress in managing individual employees and crews at multiemployer sites. Similarly, although mistakes still occur, we’ve got over 40 years experience complying with OSHA on the shop floor. Unfortunately, neither setting represents the increasingly common work … Continue reading
Attractive Women! Retaliation Claims! Social Media! Mixed Drinks! In a Wage-Hour Case?
Ok… I admit to sounding like a British tabloid writer. However, how often can one discuss a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case set in an upscale bar, involving allegations of retaliation and threatening social media posts? I suspect that wage-hour … Continue reading
Posted in discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer policies, government inspections, hospitality, social media, wage hour, whistleblower/retaliation, workplace violence
Tagged can a boss' threats constitute workplace violence?, employee safety, fast food restaurants, nlrb and social media, social media, threats on facebook
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Workplace Violence Complaints Against a Nevada Assembly Member Illustrates Trends
I suspect that Nevada residents wish that the saying “What happens In Vegas stays in Vegas” applied to the embarrassing saga occurring in their State Assembly. My reason for starting this Blog was to have a way to alert clients about trends … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, discipline and discharge, emergency response, generational differences, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, workplace violence
Tagged can a boss' threats constitute workplace violence?, osha workplace violance complaints against Nevada State Assembly member, retail and hospitality, workplace violence complaints against coworkers, workplace violence concerns in food service
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Cussing Out Your Employee May Get You Sued By… OSHA??
Hopefully you are aware of the continuing escalation of all forms of whistleblower and retaliation claims, including under the 21 Anti-Retaliation laws enforced by special investigators from OSHA’s Whistleblower group. If not, check out the News Room on OSHA’s … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, EEOC, generational differences, government inspections, management and leadership, NLRB, OSHA, whistleblower/retaliation, workplace violence
Tagged another risk for employers - cursing their boss, can a boss' threats constitute workplace violence?, cursing your employee may get you sued, workplace violence and the employer, workplace violence in construction, workplace violence in the marine setting
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